· 8/8/1984
Ocean Barge Transport Co. v. Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corp.
Citations
- 598 F. Supp. 45
- 21 V.I. 87
- 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24487
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “[W]here an indemnitee has been required to defend a law suit [in an admiralty action], such indemnitee may recover attorney’s fees from his indemnitor.”
- Virgin Islands statute allowing attorneys’ fees should not be applied in admiralty action
- Virgin Islands statute allowing attorneys' fees should not be applied in admiralty action
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Judges: Christian
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